Well can you believe that Christmas has come & gone again? I hope everyone had a great day. I do hope Santa was good to everyone. He did come & visit our house. Sweet girls of mine were up at 3 a.m. but they were smart & did not come to wake us up until 6:45. By 2 Miranda was out and asleep on the floor up in her room. hahahha Our tree is down and decorations put away. We are looking forward to 2009. I wish everyone well. Santa was nice enough to put movie tickets in my stocking so guess where Mikayla & I went today?? YUP to see TWILIGHT!! OMG it just gets better each time we see it. Mandy & Brittney went with us. We had such a great time.

Wow what a week! We survived it! Here are some pictures from the week. 1) Mikayla's talent show 2) Miranda's class party 3) Cheer Party at the house. That was all Friday. Saturday Miranda had a cookie decorating party. I think we are partied out! But the girls had fun & that is all that matters!

Elf Dance

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Miranda had her Girl Scout skating party tonight. What a fun time she had. They remodeled the Rollerdrome & they were the very first ones to see all the changes. The much needed changes! Her friend Lexi from Sunday School and Dance was there. They are not in the same troop but got to hang out tonight. Huge treat. Miranda is really good at skating she did take a bunch of falls but gets right back up. She had hot dog & a drink for dinner there & back to skating. We are so happy to have found the troop she is in. It is right at her school. Perfect! Just a heads up that in the next month or so she will start pre-ordering Girls Scout Cookies so get me your orders! :) Hmm I love Girl Scout Cookies!!!!!!!!

What a fun party Mikayla had. They watched Little Shop of Horrors, made sundae's and danced the night away. Instead of gifts Mikayla asked everyone to bring in can foods for the food bank. We had 51 items to bring in! WOW!

Look who turned 13 today! Wow! She had an amazing day. Her friends got the entire lunch room to sing to her. Her teachers embarrassed her! :) Then I had her to go to the Rec Center with me while Miranda had swim lessons & they even told her Happy Birthday! While we were out Andy went & picked up Ryan & they went to get an ice-cream cake. We surprised Mikayla w/ a mini surprise party. Can't believe Ryan was sooo good all week & did not spill it! Good job Ryan. So needless to say w/ all the fantastic gifts. Chheuv got her $50 (OMG) mom & dad $13 & the comforter set she wanted for her room, Penny & Joe $20, Ryan candy & $15 gift card and us Vest, shirt, Twilight shirt, necklace stickers & keychain. She had a great night. Now for the big party. On Saturday she is having about 13 friends over to watch Little Shop of Horrors. So you can bet there will be lots of pictures!

Report: Release Date Set for 'Twilight' Sequel 'New Moon'
Dec. 10, 2008, 10:52 PM ESTEntertainment Tonight.
As the fan frenzy continues to surround the vampire romance 'Twilight,' its highly-anticipated sequel 'New Moon' may be hitting theaters sooner than you think!
Entertainment Weekly reports that Summit Entertainment has tentatively set Nov. 20, 2009, as the release date for the follow-up film to 'Twilight.' The magazine reports that production begins in mid-March.
Earlier this week, ET confirmed that 'Twilight' director Catherine Hardwicke would not be returning for the sequel. According to Entertainment Weekly, film maker Chris Weitz may be in talks to direct 'New Moon.'

Guess where I will be Thursday at midnight on the 19th????? Who wants to join me mark your calendars now & it is a date! :)

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. We had a busy busy one. I did not take any pictures so you can just enjoy Edward! :) Thursday~ my friend Mandy & I went to see yup you guessed it Twilight!! Still amazing after 5x. Friday~ Mikayla went w/ Ryan to see Twilight; Andy, Miranda & I stayed at home & watched movies. Saturday~ Wow busy day. Hair appt; mall for Christmas shopping; Mikayla went to a friends b'day party & then we went on a journey to Nyssa, OR to see Mandy & Zach's place. Talk about in the boonies! hahaha but we had a great time. Sunday~ Sunday School, Church, Youth Group, grocery store and now we are watching the Ten Commandments. I am tired just thinking of everything we have done. We are set for another busy busy week. From cheerleading, gymnastics, swim lessons and oh yeah work! Mikayla will be turning 13 on Thursday can you believe that? 13 I am not old enough to have a 13 year old. HAHAHAHHA Enjoy gazing at Edward like I do. Have a great week!

Wow what a day! First I forgot to add a very important part in my last blog. When Miranda & I went to look for the camera in the car when we got home she went upstairs & closed the door. I went up & asked her what she was doing. She told me "I was praying for God to bring back your camera". How sweet was that? I explained to her that God doesn't always answer your prayers immediately that he does it in his own time. So that was that for the night. Well, I am at work today & I get a call from the school & first thought was oh no Miranda is sick & the secretary asks me "Did you lose a black kodak camera?" I was speechless. She told me that someone found it in the middle of the road & went through the pictures & saw Miranda in her Willow Creek t-shirt & then they brought it to the school this morning. They went through some of the pictures & recognized Miranda! WOW! That right there was a God thing. Miranda was beaming when she saw my camera! God is good & he answer sweet little girls prayers.

So, I have learned 1) to listen to myself when I am talking to myself. 2) There are amazing people out there everywhere & 3) My little girl is the sweetest thing ever. I am truly blessed with all the wonderful things in my life & things like this make me stop & Thank God for it all.

God Bless all of you my dear friends & family.